correctional
Example Sentences
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BBC News spoke to three serving prison governors in England to gauge the state of correctional facilities and how staff are dealing with overcrowding.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Given these facts and the situation on the ground in New York correctional facilities, it seems Alcaraz never stood a chance.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
"We're just kind of nervous," said Letisha Lucas, a 33-year-old Canadian correctional programme officer, visiting Madrid with a friend, Lindsay.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
When Dismukes was appointed in 2025 to head the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, she inherited a system with a 49% vacancy rate of correctional officers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“This is not a system that needs tinkering around the edges, this is a system that is broken almost everywhere you look,” a panel of state-approved correctional experts concluded in 2006.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
